The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-17


DEMOCkACY OF PANOLA COUNTY.
A Couple Of Istersstjas Letters from thai
| Part Of the District.
Referring to an alleged interview
with gentleman from Pamela conn.
ty, touching the district attorney.
ship In this the Third judicial dis.
trict Of Mississippi. published in the
Avalanche of the 8rd inst, will
state that II the gentleman inter.
viewed has been correctly reported
(which have no reason to doubt), 9
part Of his statement In regard to the
nomination of Mr.. Slack is incorrect
He says: my father was one Of the
delegates in the convention at Her
nanda which nominated Mr.. Slack
He did not want to cast his vote in
that direction, but was persuaded to
do 40 by the other delegstes. He says
now that he will not vote for the
man he helped nominate, but that he
will support Mr.. Miller"
The writer does not know what
gentleman Of Pamela county has
made such charge against bis f.
ther, but lido know that the delegates
were ell good and true Democrats,
representative men of the party in
the county, and l believe they will
support the party nominee without
exception, whether they SO voted in
the convention or not.
Furthermore, l know intimately
every delegate from Pamela county
who cast bis vote for Mr.. Slack in
the convention, and could give their
names II necessary; and I assert as
fact within my own knowledge that
each and every one who voted for
Slack did 80 Of their own choice, and
were not persuaded to do 80 by the
other delegates" and all 80 voting
are wasm supporters of Mr.. Slack.
! do not know by what means the
gentleman familiar with politics in
Pamela county" has ascertained that
the people Of Pamela county did not
want Mr.. Slack nominated, but their
desire was to have either their own
man, Mr.. Cook, or Mr.. Oglesby."
True, they wanted Mr.. Cook first,
but when they failed to get him it is
at least to be presumed that the del.
egatss fresh fron the people reflected
the sentiments of majority when
they cast their votes for MIR. Slack
for second choice to effect nomina-
tion; and am Informed, ond believe
that such is the fact. And my infor-
nation IL derived from conversations
with strong representative men from
every locality in the county.
The interview referred to is the
irst intimation the delegates have
had that "the people Of Pamela were
not satisfied with their course" and
that they ba'loted according to their
own ideas and preferences and not
according to those Of the people
whom they represented" Contrary
to what he says, the Democrats Of
Pamela do indorse the nomination -
q rule, and will, with few exceptions.
support the nominee.
Mr.. Miller has hundreds of warm
friends In the Democratic ranks In
Panols county, and while he Is not
. Democrat, as stated In The publish.
ed interview, and has not affiliated
with the Democratic for about ten
years, many ofhis Democratic friends
may support him on personal grounds
but the large mass Of Democratic In
the coudty will support the nominee
Of the fernando convention.
The Democratic party In the district
10 composed Of an overwhelming
majority Of the white people. The
oficials for the past twelve years,
have with few exceptions, been the
nominees Of that party. The Demo.
cratic people are satisfied with
o6lcisls 10 elsctsd and with Demo-
ocratic rule, and do not desire =
change. The know that party organ
lsation and party machinery 10
necessary TO insure success, snd the